Zanu-PF hails Mugabe's 'fearless' speech at UN

ZANU-PF yesterday described President Robert Mugabe's speech at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America on Monday as a fearless and precise masterpiece focused in all dimensions.

The party's statement comes after Africans across the globe hailed President Mugabe for telling the world that Africa needs partners in massive infrastructure development in exploiting its minerals and improving the quality of life on the continent.

President Mugabe also castigated "the self-anointed prefects of our time" for trying to impose "new rights" on the world, and for fostering injustices that include the illegal and discredited economic sanctions on Zimbabwe.

The African Union chairperson reminded delegates that self determination and independence were "intrinsic and fundamental rights that should be enjoyed by all peoples everywhere, without distinction."

Zanu-PF secretary for information and publicity, Simon Khaya Moyo said President Mugabe was fearless, precise and focused in all dimensions.

"He didn't only speak for Zimbabwe but uplifted the spirit of Africa in his eloquent and free lecture particularly to the West. Clearly the bullies of this world must have trembled to hear the President speak in their faces about the meaning of humanity," said Khaya Moyo.

He said some of the so-called civilised countries in the West behaved in an uncivilised fashion and "it was necessary to remind them that God created this world with each country free to rule and look after its affairs without interference."

Khaya Moyo said sovereignty and justice know no colour and need no "Alsatians" to bully small and developing countries.

"Human Rights have no colour either and the Almighty endowed each country with natural resources to be owned and utilised by its people," he said.

Khaya Moyo reiterated President Mugabe's statement that Zimbabwe was ready to cement friendly relations with all peace loving countries and subscribe to the multilateralism of the United Nations.

"The President has on several occasions called for the reform of the United Nations Security Council to reflect fair representation in line with the 21st century world reality," he said.

"While we are indeed masters of our own destiny, the illegally imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe by the European Union and the United States of America must be removed totally and unconditionally. The President spoke for all of us in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole. I hope Zimbabwe's negative media listened and took notes from the wisdom of a true statesman."

Khaya Moyo said the party was not amused by the conduct of the negative media with its unpatriotic behaviour.

"The negative media has a daily menu of falsehoods, malignant lies and hypocritical pronouncements, based on wishful thinking and mesmerising hallucinations. When President Mugabe calls for peace and unity, the opposition parties in our midst call for disharmony and anarchy," he said.

Khaya Moyo said the country needed to speak with one voice about the growth of the economy, implementation of Zim-Asset and the call for direct foreign investment and promotion of local investment.

He said the country also needed to be united in tackling the drought affecting parts of the country that recorded poor harvests because of erratic rains.

Khaya Moyo said the 10-point plan for economic growth recently pronounced by President Mugabe in his State of the Nation Address and his inspiring address at the UN must be embraced by all who subscribe to humanity's ethos.